Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-01-06

-Di. j. L. Harris was again
chosen chairman of the board o.
county commissioners for the eDsu
ing year. The Doctor has ably anc
acceptably filed the position IN the
past and will prove equally efficienf
In the future as in the past.
Mr.. Loomis, our new count,
Treasurer, is here and has entered
upon tile duties of his responsible
position. Mr.. LOOMS is genial,
pleasant gentleman and our readers
will fird him always at his post,
polite, ,lffable and attentive to all
their wants. BE will, We are glad
to say, become a permanent resi-
dent he.,e and will prove welcome
addition to the society of our little
city.
Father Lowell of Bristol and
Leonard Hazelton of Granville town
ship, took the oath of office on Mon
day and entered upon the discharge
of their duties as county commits
sioners. Both of these gentleman
are men of sterling worth and in
tegrity, and we feel warranted in
saying that they viii discharge their
whole dtlty to their constituents as
well as to The people of the whole
county.
by reference to the proceedings
of the Hoard of commissioners 1t
will be ,seen that, including what
Marshall county owes us. there is
now S14,7S4.4l. The debt of the
county, all told, is about $4,000
which is only trifle over 81, 900 Of
debt above the available assets of
the county. Another year, if we
have anything like reasonable luck,
will find the county entirely out of
debt and able to plank down the
cash for anything she buys. This
condition Of affairs ought, and no
doubt is, very encouraging to the
taxpayers of the county.
LIN tie Coteaus is the finest IA
cilities for stock raising to be found
any wher, in Dakota. Here is where
at no greilt distance in the future
men who desire to devote their at
tention I'd stock raising will locate
because here is always an alum
dant supply Of hay in either wet or
dry seasons, and here too there is
never failure in the crop; during
the six years that crops have been
raised IN the hills there has always
been full crop, an abundant sup
ply Of the cereals grown here. From
this we conclude that such magnifi-
cent facilities will not long remain
idle, that far seeing business men
viii soon become familiar with its
superiority over other parts of Da-
kota and enter in to possess the
land. 1t Is only question Of
year or tw,,, gentlemen.
Webster starts out on the new
year IN finp shape, having two gen.
eral stores, one grocery store, two
drug stores, two hardware stores,
two banks. one furniture store.
three meat markets, two harness
shops, two restaurants, one notion
store, one iewelry store, two physi-
clans, seven attorneys and land
agents, one real estate exchange,
five lean agents, 2 saloons, one agri-
cultural implement depot, two large
well kept hotels. one livery stable,
one feed ami sale stable, one milli-
ner, three dress makers, two lumber
yards, two blacksmith shops, two
coal yards, ,,ne wood yard, one ele-
vator and two grain houses, the
finest Touring mill on the line o.
this road. onsS wagon shop, two
drays, two prinsing offices, two
shoe ships, three eommodious chur-
ches, ine masonic temple, one OF
the best schools ia central Dakota.
We have ropn for other classes of
business and invite all having capt.
tai TO inyes, to pay us visit and
look us over. There is a fine open
ing here for i clothing store. Come
and see the livest town in the Co
tsSus. learn our immense eapAbjli-
ties and you win soon decide thai |
bsres theflare for yon to anchor. |